Babcock Amendment

In the U.S. State of Minnesota , a legislative route is a Highway Number defined by the Minnesota State Legislature . The routes from 1 to 70 are '''constitutional routes''', defined as part of the '''Babcock Amendment''' to the Minnesota State Constitution , passed November 2 , 1920 . All of them were listed in the constitution until a 1974 rewrite. Though they are now listed separately in §161.114 of the Minnesota Statutes , the definitions are legally considered to be part of the constitution, and cannot be altered or removed without an Amendment . Legislative routes with numbers greater than 70 can be added or deleted by the legislature.

In many cases, the constitutional route numbers do not match the highway numbers known to the public. In fact, it has been common for CR highways to be composed of several different Trunk Highway s. When the U.S. Highway System was created in 1926 , many of these roads were made up of one or more U.S. highways. Today, they now use a mix of Minnesota State Highways , U.S. highways, and Interstate Highway s.

Constitutional Route 1 is currently one of the most complex routes, composed of:

U.S. Highway 65 from the Iowa border to Albert Lea, Minnesota

Interstate 35 to Faribault

Minnesota State Highway 3 and MN-149 to Saint Paul

U.S. Highway 61 to Wyoming

Minnesota State Highway 23 through Hinckley

the MN-73 / 27 loop through Moose Lake

the MN-210 / 45 loop through Carlton

and Interstate 35 to Duluth

I-35E

In contrast, Minnesota State Highway 1 is composed of Legislative Route 173, Constitutional Route 33, LR-170, LR-166, and LR-160.

There is some ambiguity in how literally the Minnesota Department Of Transportation must interpret the constitutional routes. In some cases, the routes no longer directly serve communities they were once designated for, but are routed along nearby Interstates instead.

LIST OF ROUTES

Constitutional Routes 1-70

to Ontario via Albert Lea , Owatonna , Faribault , Northfield , Farmington , St. Paul , White Bear , Forest Lake , Wyoming , Rush City , Pine City , Hinckley , Sandstone , Moose Lake , Carlton , Duluth , Two Harbors , and Grand Marais

to North Dakota via Carlton , McGregor , Aitkin , Brainerd , Motley , Staples , Wadena , Detroit , and Moorhead

to North Dakota via La Crescent , Winona , Kellogg , Wabasha , Lake City , Red Wing , Hastings , St. Paul , Minneapolis , Osseo , Champlin , Anoka , Elk River , Big Lake , St. Cloud , Albany , Sauk Centre , Alexandria , Elbow Lake , Fergus Falls , and Breckenridge

to International Falls via Jackson , Windom , Sanborn , Redwood Falls , Morton , Olivia , Willmar , Paynesville , Sauk Centre , Long Prairie , Wadena , Park Rapids , Itasca State Park , and Bemidji

to Swan River via Blue Earth , Winnebago , Mankato , St. Peter , Le Sueur , Jordan , Shakopee , Minneapolis , Cambridge , Mora , and McGregor

to Manitoba via Luverne , Pipestone , Lake Benton , Ivanhoe , Canby , Madison , Bellingham , Odessa , Ortonville , Graceville , Dumont , Wheaton , Breckenridge , Moorhead , Kragnes , Georgetown , Perley , Hendrum , Ada , Crookston , Warren , Donaldson , and Hallock

to South Dakota via St. Charles , Rochester , Kasson , Dodge Center , Claremont , Owatonna , Waseca , Mankato , St. Peter , New Ulm , Springfield , Tracy , and Lake Benton

to North Dakota via Floodwood , Swan River , Grand Rapids , Cass Lake , Bemidji , Bagley , Erskine , Crookston , and East Grand Forks

to South Dakota via Hokah , Houston , Rushford , Lanesboro , Preston , Fountain , Spring Valley , Austin , Albert Lea , Blue Earth , Fairmont , Jackson , Worthington , and Luverne

to Wheaton via Montrose , Cokato , Litchfield , Willmar , Benson , Morris , and Herman

to Donaldson via Eveleth , Virginia , Cook , Orr , Cusson , International Falls , Baudette , Warroad , Roseau , and Greenbush

to Madison via St. Paul , Minneapolis , Hopkins , Norwood , Glencoe , Olivia , Granite Falls , Montevideo , and Dawson

to Jordan via Waseca , Waterville , Montgomery , and New Prague

to Gaylord via Marshall , Redwood Falls , Morton , and Winthrop

to Winthrop via Fairmont , Madelia , and New Ulm

to Worthington via Madelia , St. James , Windom , and Fulda

to Granite Falls to Slayton , Garvin , and Marshall

to east of Brainerd via Princeton , Milaca , and Onamia

to Cass Lake via Pine River and Walker

to Douglas via Canton , Harmony , Preston , Fountain , Chatfield , Oronoco , Pine Island , Zumbrota , and Cannon Falls

to St. Peter via Kenyon , Faribault , Le Sueur Center , and Cleveland

to Paynesville via Gaylord , Glencoe , Hutchinson , and Litchfield

to south of Hinckley via St. Cloud , Foley , Milaca , Ogilvie , and Mora

to St. Cloud

to Big Lake via Norwood , Watertown , Montrose , Buffalo , and Monticello

to Ortonville

to Brainerd via Sauk Rapids , Royalton , and Little Falls

to South Dakota via Sauk Centre , Glenwood , Starbuck , Morris , Graceville , and Browns Valley

to west of Wadena via Alexandria , Parkers Prairie , and Deer Creek

to Erskine via Pelican Rapids , Detroit , and Mahnomen

to Mahnomen

to Greenbush via Red Lake Falls , Thief River Falls , and Middle River

to Warren

to west of Grand Rapids via Park Rapids , Walker , and Remer

to Ely via Aitkin , Grand Rapids , Hibbing , Chisholm , Buhl , Mountain Iron , Virginia , Gilbert , McKinley , Biwabik , Aurora , and Tower

to east of Henning

to Motley

to Starbuck via Benson

to west of Albert Lea via Mapleton , Minnesota Lake , and Wells

to Owatonna via Lyle , Austin , and Blooming Prairie

to Hayfield

to Kellogg via Elgin and Plainview

to Winona

to Canton via Caledonia

to St. Paul via Stillwater and Lake Elmo

to Wyoming via Taylors Falls and Center City

to Pipestone

to Canby via Clarkfield

to south of Willmar via Clara City

to Minneapolis via Farmington

to north of Shakopee

to Fort Snelling towards St. Paul

to South St. Paul

to Herman

to Cloquet

to Kenyon via Brownsdale , Hayfield , Dodge Center , and West Concord

to south of Mantorville

to Red Wing

to Lake City via Spring Valley , Stewartville , Rochester , Zumbro Falls

to Madison Lake via Morristown and Waterville

to Big Falls

to St. Paul

to Minneapolis

to south of Moorhead via Rothsay and Barnesville

to south of Red Lake Falls via Clearbrook , Gonvick , Gully , Brooks , and Terrebonne

to north of Appleton

to Granite Falls

to Canby via Minneota

to Paynesville via Maple Lake , Annandale , and Eden Valley

to Hector via Fort Ridgely and Fairfax

Legislative Routes 71-211

Legislative Routes 212-396

Routes 380 to 385 were defined in and after 1975, and "may be added by order of the commissioner of transportation to the trunk highway system"; only 383, 384, and 385 have been added, and 385 no longer exists.

northwest to I-35E )

in St. Paul (actually covered by Route 390)

to Brooklyn Park

to southeast of Minneapolis

)

Routes 390 to 396 were defined in and after the 1950s as portions of the Interstate Highway System "to take advantage of federal aid made available by the United States to the state of Minnesota for highway purposes".

to Wisconsin ( I-35 , I-35E , and I-535 )

to Wisconsin ( I-90 )

to Wisconsin ( I-94 )

( I-494 and I-694 )

( I-35W )

(part of I-35 )

(extension of I-35 )

Interstate 394

U.S. Highway 12

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